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I've read that exercise can mitigate most of the ADT side effects ĥave you found that to be the case? If I may ask, how old are you?

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@mjm8491 I am 75 years old. Mindfulness, breathing, stretching, balancing, walking or running and resistance training all help. Nonetheless, the ADT side effects don’t go away, but are easier to deal with. I have had to deal with hot flashes, insomnia, emotional lability and frequent crying, depression and bone and muscle loss. ADT also raised my blood pressure and blood sugar and lowered my red blood count. Once I stopped ADT, my blood normalized, but since my testosterone is slow coming back, I am still dealing with the other problems. I take calcium daily and Alendronate weekly for my bones and exercise daily to minimize bone and muscle loss and depression. I am very careful with what I eat so that I don’t put on fat, eating a high protein low calorie diet.